The Sport Utility Vehicle they know no crisis. Also in 2021 these cars sold great in Italy, overcoming the shortage of semiconductors thanks to the manufacturers very attentive to the profit margins typical of their segments. SUVs are becoming more hybrid and electric, and have continued to erode the certainties of 10 years ago. Station wagons and minivans are in fact even more suffering. And for the future, compact, crossover and large SUVs will be even more, with many offers also arriving from non-traditional countries (China above all).
The editorial staff of FormulaPassion.it has selected five SUVs that in 2020 particularly impressed for recurring reasons: sales, design, quality and breadth of the offer. These are Cupra Formentor, Lynk & Co 01, Hyundai Bayon, Dacia Duster and Toyota Yaris Cross.
Cupra Formentor
“Formentor perfectly embodies the style of Cupra. Created to be exquisitely sporty, the brand finds in this SUV aggressive lines at the front and a Seat-inspired rear that integrates very well. All this without forgetting safety, since for Euro NCAP it obtained the maximum score. The Cupra Formentor range received the best expansion, in terms of appeal, with the introduction of a plug-in hybrid option capable of delivering 245 horsepower“.
Lynk & Co 01
“The Lynk & Co 01 suv is a real surprise of 2021. The brand, which is part of the Geely galaxy, entered the top ten plug-ins sold in Italy on a couple of occasions during the autumn, and it is a great achievement whereas the opponents in this field are called Jeep, Bmw, Mercedes. In Italy, a hybrid version is available, which costs from 35,000 euros upwards, and precisely the variant on tap which starts at 40,000 euros.“.
Hyundai Bayon
“To get closer to Hyundai’s huge choice for the Kona model, the very first step could be a ride on a Bayon. Exactly: the B-suv of the Korean house is the initial step to discover what the brand can offer, in terms not only of ease of driving and instrumentation, very easy to understand and to get used to, but also on the theme of design. It is a solid car, also considering the price, less than 20 thousand euros as a starting point“.
Dacia Duster
“Versatility, practicality and accessibility are the three adjectives that perfectly describe Dacia Duster. And with the 2021 modernization, the style has improved, aligning itself with the stylistic language introduced with the new Sandero. In our country, the SUV of the car manufacturer controlled by the Renault group is always firmly in the top positions in terms of absolute sales“.
Toyota Yaris Cross
“The arrival in Europe of the Toyota Yaris Cross has really expanded the audience of fans of the now iconic Japanese brand. What was once a small utilitarian, today is a real world full of surprises: while the basic version has grown, there is precisely the all-pepper GR and the compact SUV with a very competitive starting price. And the whole is characterized by the word hybrid“.
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